By Popular Demand

Paris:- Saturday, 2.
February 2002:- Because a 'ton of new events' were
added to this column last week and a bit more Victor Hugo
showed up unexpected this week, the next 'ton' of new
events will have to wait until next week for inclusion
here. See coming issues, to take you right up to June.

Note that the Senat's 'Raphaël' show has been held
over for a few weeks more - see details below. Victor
Hugo's bicentennial is also noted below - but not all of
this year's 18 programmed various events surrounding this
occasion have been added yet.

Risky Business - is the life for photo reporters,
especially when the agencies they work for are taken over
by Bill Gates' 'Corbis' unit. The agencies were Sygma, Kipa
and Tempsport, and 42 photographers got the sack. On view
and for sale, in very limited series, until Saturday, 16.
February. At the Galerie Victor Sfez, 47. Quai des Grands
Augustins, Paris 6. Métro: Saint-Michel. InfoTel.:
01 40 46 94 95.

Frissons - features all of your favorite horror
movies, all of them! With multiple versions
of Frankenstein and Dracula. On now, until Sunday, 10.
March. At the Forum des
Images-Vidéothèque at the Forum des
Halles, Porte Saint-Eustache. Paris 1. InfoTel.: 01 44 76
63 00.

The Best of FIPA - is a selection of this year's
best audiovisual productions that were in competition at
Biarritz. Only until Tuesday, 5. February, but there's
plenty more on the program here. At the Forum des Images,
Porte Sainte-Eustache, Forum des Halles, Paris 1.
Métro: Châtelet-Les Halles. InfoTel.: 01 44 76
62 00.

La Nouvelle Athènes - many think the
Second Empire period of the 19th century
represented the
'Belle Epoque' but forget the preceding intimate and
literary period that associated Balzac, Dumas, Baudelaire,
Chopin and Georges Sand, with the 'July Monarchy,' all
within a small area in the 9th arrondissement's 'Nouvelle
Athènes.' Until Sunday, 10. February 2002, from
13:00 to 19:00, at the Fondation Taylor, 1. Rue La
Bruyère, Paris 9. Métro: Saint-Georges. Free
entry.

Kannibals et Vahinés - how we looked at
the south seas, as seen through popular literature from the
end of the 18th century until now. With comics, cinema,
travel magazines - from Jules Verne to Tintin. On show
until Monday, 18. February. Daily from 10:00 to 17:30,
except Tuesdays. At the Musée des
Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, 293. Avenue
Daumésnil, Paris 12. Métro: Porte
Dorée. InfoTel.: 01 44 74 85 00..

Thomas Eakins - an 'American realist,' will be
featured in a major show from Friday, 8. February until
Sunday, 12. May. Daily from 10:00 to 18:00, and until 22:00
on Thursdays, but closed on Mondays. At the Musée d'Orsay, 1.
Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, Paris 7. Métro:
Solférino or RER Musée d'Orsay. InfoTel.: 01
40 49 48 14.

Year of the Horse - is the name given to the
coming Chinese New Year, on Tuesday, 12. February.
This
year there will be two celecbrations - one on Tuesday and
the other on Sunday, 17. February, for the parade which
will be in the 13th arrondissement, beginning at 13:30.
Métro: Tobliac or Maison-Blanche. InfoTel.: 01 45 20
74 09.

Rétromobile - starting on Friday, 8.
February everybody will be going out to the Porte de
Versailles to get 'rétro' again, in
the wheel sense - which will include as usual motorcycles
and boats, all museum pieces - some of which are for sale.
Try to get yours before the final day on Sunday, 17.
February. Hours are usually from 11:00 to 19:00, but start
earlier on Saturday and Sunday, and go later on Tuesday and
Friday. At Paris-Expo, Porte de Versailles, Paris 15.
Métro: Porte de Versailles. InfoTel.: 01 48 44 30
30.

International Poster Salon - also includes 'Arts
de la Rue,' which could mean anything. On view from
Saturday, 16. February until Thursday, 28. February.
Organized by UNESCO, 7. Place Fontenoy, Paris 7.
Métro: Cambronne. InfoTel.: 01 42 65 08 88.

'Vieux Papiers' - info is skimpy for this big
event, other than the mention that this year's theme is
'the cat.' 'Old papers'
means collectible ones. Dates are Thursday, 21. February
until Sunday, 3 March, and hours are generally from 11:00
to 19:00. Not at Paris-Expo, but at the Espace Champerret,
6. Rue Jean-Oestreicher, Paris 17. Métro: Porte de
Champerret. InfoTel.: 01 56 53 93 93.

Salon de l'Agriculture - which is known by all
Metropole readers as the 'Paris Beautiful Cow
Show.' It returns for another run this year, from
Friday, 23. February until Sunday, 3. March. Daily hours
are mostly from 9:00 to 19:00, except on Friday, 1. March
when the barn stays open until 22:00. At Paris-Expo, Porte
de Versailles, Paris 15. Métro: Porte de Versailles.
InfoTel.: 08 92 68 93 89.

La Révolution Surréaliste - will be
a major exhibition dealing with, possibly, the 'exile' of
the Surrealists during WWII. Starting Wednesday, 27.
February and continuing until Monday, 24. June. From 11:00
to 21: daily except on Tuesdays. At the Centre Georges
Pompidou, Place Georges Pompidou, Paris 4.
Métro: Rambuteau. InfoTel.: 01 44 78 12 33.

6th Festival de l'Imaginaire - features
traditional music and song from countries as wide
apart as Egypt,
Korea and Brazil in this festival lasting from Tuesday, 5.
March until Sunday, 7. April. All of it at the Maison des Cultures du
Monde, 101. Boulevard Raspail, Paris 6. Métro:
Notre-Dame-des-Champs. InfoTel.: 01 45 44 72 30.

The Salon
du Livre - features the entire 'touch' of the
French publishing world, which is considerable. Italy,
another big publishing country, is this year's 'country of
honor.' See Metropole's past issues to get an idea about
this salon. This year's edition is from Friday, 22. March
until Wednesday, 27. March. In Hall 1 at Paris-Expo, Porte
de Versailles. Métro: Porte de Versailles.

Semi-Marathon de Paris -is the 10th edition of
this little 21 kilometre stroll through Paris' 13th and
12th arrondissements and the Bois de Vincennes is scheduled
for Sunday, 10. March. The lower sign-up fee deadline is
24. February. A higher fee will be charged after this date,
up to Saturday, 9. March. Signing-up is not possible by
fax. The sign-up fee is payable in euros. InfoTel.: (33) 1
41 33 15 68.

International Marathon de Paris - is the 26th
edition and it takes place in Paris about a month later, on
Sunday, 7. April. This 'big one,' of 42.195 kilometres -
has room for 30,000 runners. It takes routes into both the
Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes, but mainly runs
through Paris' centre on the right bank, with a dip into
the 16th arrondissement. The sign-up deadline is 17.
March. InfoTel.: (33) 1 41 33 15 68.

'Voir des Etoiles' With Victor Hugo - for the
bicentennial the focus is on Victor Hugo's theatre efforts,
in cooperation with the Comédie Française and
the Bibliothèque Nationale. With 200 years to look
back on, Hugo's works stand the test of modernism.
Beginning on Thursday, 11. April and continuing until
Sunday, 28. July. From Tuesday to Sunday; from 10:00 to
17:40. At the
Maison de Victor Hugo, 6. Place des Vosges, Paris 4.
Métro: Saint-Paul or Bastille. InfoTel.: 01 42 72 10
16. Watch for more Victor Hugo events to appear in this
column.

Raphaël - Grâce et Beauté -
Casanova said nobody did human figures better and he knew
something about the subject. Raphaël
Sanzio and 80 of his paintings are in the Senat's little
gallery located in a Medicis park, after a 20-year absence
from Paris. This popular exhibition has been extended to
Sunday, 24. February. Free entry, at the Musée du
Luxembourg, 19. Rue Vaugirard, Paris 6. Métro:
Saint-Sulpice or Odéon. InfoTel.: 01 42 34 25
95.

Madame Carven - is presented here showing 50
years of creative clothing, from 'afternoon' dresses to
suits for air hostesses. The exhibition features designer
clothing, sketches and photos from private collections and
institutions such as the Musée du
Parfum de Grasse. Continuing until Sunday, 26. May. Daily
except Monday; from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Musée
Galliera, 10. Avenue Pierre-1er-de-Serbie, Paris 16.
Métro: Iéna or Alma-Marceau. InfoTel.: 01 56
52 86 00.

Currently showing at the Fondation
Cartier.

Palais de Tokyo - this has been reopened as a
'Centre of Art,' facing the existing Paris' Museum of
Modern Art. This is supposed to be an active 'happening,'
where contemporary paint may still be wet and other arty
things will be going on before your very eyes. Five
different themes are currently featured. Closed Mondays. At
the Palais de
Tokyo, 11-13. Avenue du Président Wilson, Paris
16. Métro: Iéna. InfoTel.: 01 47 23 54 01.
Le Plateau is another new location for this type of
exhibition, but maybe a bit more techno. At 32. Rue des
Alouettes, Paris 19. Métro: Botzaris or
Buttes-Chaumont.

Sous le Soleil de Mithra - is an exhibition of
religious subjects inspired by antiquity and done by
Picasso - most likely also concerning some heads of bulls.
Continuing until Monday, 4. March. From 9:30 to 17:30,
except on Tuesdays. At the Musée Picasso, 5. Rue de
Thorigny, Paris 4. Métro: Saint-Paul. InfoTel.: 01
42 71 25 21.

L'Orient de Saladin - or 'Au Temps des
Ayyoubides,' is an exhibition about the life and times of
the Crusades, which are mostly unrelated to our times.
Continues until Sunday, 10. March. Except Mondays, open
from 10:00 to 18:00. At the Institut du Monde Arabe, 1.
Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard, Paris 5. Métro:
Jussieu. InfoTel.: 01 40 51 38 38.

Figures du Carneval - 'au Temps de Balzac' is an
exhibition on 110 designs and engravings by Gavarni of the
carnival in Paris at the time of Balzac. 'Beaucoup des
drôleries.' Until Sunday, 21. April. Except on
Monday, from 10:00 to 17:40. At the Maison de
Balzac, 47. Rue Raynouard, Paris 16. Métro:
Passy or La Muette. InfoTel.: 01 55 74 41 90.

Des Volcans et des Hommes - is an exhibition
resulting from 10 years of inspecting volcanos around the
world. Philippe Bourseiller was accompanied by Jacques
Durie for this modest task, and the result is 100 large
photos with detailed captions, hanging
from the Senat's
Luxembourg garden fence - along the Rue de Médicis
and Rue de Vaugirard. This show continues until Thursday,
28. February. Paris 6. Métro: RER 'B' at
Luxembourg.